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Starwood Euro Real - Half Yearly Report - Part 3

- Part 3: For the preceding part double click  ID:nRSa2182Xb 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Dividends paid for the year ended    As at                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     31 December 2014                      31 December 2014     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     £                                    Number of shares      
 Starwood Property Trust Inc                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        475,280  9,140,000   
 SCG Starfin Investor LP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     118,820     2,285,000         
 Stephen Smith                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           2,080             40,000                    
 John Whittle                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            364               7,000                     
 Jonathan Bridel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         364               7,000                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 Other                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 The Group continues to participate in a number of loans in which Starwood Property Trust, Inc. ("STWD") and Starfin European Debt TC, L.P. ("Starfin TC") acted as a co-lender. The details of these loans are shown in the table below.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 Loan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Related party co-lenders  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 Maybourne Hotel Group, London                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               STWD        
 Lifecare Residences, London                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 STWD        
 Salesforce Tower, London                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                STWD              
 Centre Point, London                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    STWD, Starfin TC  
 5 Star Hotel, London                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Starfin TC        
 Aldgate Tower, London                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   STWD, Starfin TC  
 Retail Portfolio, Finland                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               STWD              
 Industrial Portfolio, Netherlands                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Starfin TC  
 W Hotel, Netherlands                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    STWD, Starfin TC  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 Starwood Capital Europe Advisers LLP also act as Investment Adviser to Starfin GP Limited, the General Partner of Starfin European Debt TC L.P. For the period ended 30 June 2015 there were no transactions between the Group and Starfin European Debt TC L.P., but they continue to act as co-lenders as shown in 
 the table above.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 
 
14. Events After the Reporting Period 
 
On 23 July 2015 23,780,000  new Ordinary Shares ("Placing Shares") were issued
and admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and trading on
the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities.  The Placing
Shares were issued at a price of 103 pence per Placing Share which represented
a premium to the NAV per Share as at 30 June 2015 of 3.06 per cent. 
 
On 15 July 2015 a further drawdown was made on the Industrial Portfolio,
Denmark loan.  The amount of the drawdown was DKK 32.4 million and DKK 22.9
million remains undrawn as at 26 August 2015. 
 
On 21 July 2015, the Group committed to provide a E6.1 million loan on a
portfolio of retail and residential properties in the Republic of Ireland. 
The loan was drawn on 24 July 2015. 
 
On 24 July 2015, the Group committed to increase its existing loan to the 5
Star London Hotel by £6.2 million.  The loan was fully drawn by 31 July 2015. 
 
On 24 July 2015 the Company declared a dividend in respect of the period from
1 April 2015 to 30 June 2015 of 1.75 pence per Ordinary Share, payable on 24
August 2015 to Shareholders on the register at 7 August 2015. 
 
On 30 July 2015 the Group purchased £8 million of the £560 million Class B2
Fixed Rate Secured Notes issued by CPUK Finance Limited following the
acquisition of the Center Parcs group by a fund managed by Brookfield. 
 
On 5 August 2015 the Group provided  a £32.5 million whole loan to refinance 
a portfolio  of industrial properties throughout the UK. 
 
Corporate Information 
 
 DirectorsStephen Smith (Non-executive Chairman)Jonathan Bridel (Non-executive Director)John Whittle (Non-executive Director) (all care of the registered office) Investment ManagerStarwood European Finance Partners Limited1, Royal Plaza, Royal AvenueSt     Registered Office1, Royal Plaza, Royal AvenueSt Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 2HL   Investment AdviserStarwood Capital Europe Advisers, LLP2nd Floor, One Eagle PlaceSt. James`sLondon, SW1Y 6AFUnited Kingdom Advocates to the Company (as to Guernsey law)Mourant Ozannes1 Le Marchant StreetSt Peter PortGuernsey, GY1 4HP  Independent AuditorsPricewaterhouseCoopers CI LLPRoyal Bank Place1 Glategny EsplanadeSt Peter PortGuernsey, GY1 4ND   Principal BankersBarclays Private Clients International LimitedPO Box 41Le Marchant HouseSt Peter PortGuernsey, GY1 3BE  
 Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 2HL  Solicitors to the Company (as to English law and U.S. securities law)Norton Rose LLP3 More London RiversideLondon, SE1 2AQUnited Kingdom  RegistrarComputershare Investor Services (Guernsey) Limited3rd FloorNatwest HouseLe                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 TruchotSt Peter PortGuernsey, GY1 1WD Sole BrokerDexion Capital plc1 Tudor StreetLondon, EC4Y 0AHUnited Kingdom  Administrator, Designated Manager and Company SecretaryIpes (Guernsey) Limited1, Royal Plaza, Royal AvenueSt Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 2HL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 
 
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