SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

STERNLICHT BARRY S

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)

GREENWICH

06830

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC. [ STWD ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	CEO, Chairman of Board

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/30/2015

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	06/30/2015		M		342,528	A	⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	1,271,527	I	By controlled entities⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock								4,073,163	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁵⁾	06/30/2015		M			342,528⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	Common Stock	342,528	$0.00	1,900,780⁽⁶⁾	I	By controlled entities⁽⁴⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. On June 30, 2015, SPT Management, LLC, the issuer's external manager (the "Manager"), acquired 286,277 shares of the issuer's common stock in connection with the vesting of (i) 72,916 restricted stock units originally granted to the Manager on October 10, 2012 as an award under the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Manager Equity Plan (the "2012 RSUs"), (ii) 166,667 restricted stock units originally granted to the Manager on January 2, 2014 as an award under the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Manager Equity Plan (the "2014 RSUs"), (iii) 46,695 restricted stock units originally granted to the Manager on January 31, 2014 (continued in footnote 2 below)

2. as an award under the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Manager Equity Plan in connection with the distribution of common shares of Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust to holders of shares of the issuer's common stock on January 24, 2014 (the "Distribution RSUs") and (iv) 56,250 restricted stock units originally granted to the Manager on May 18, 2015 as an award under the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Manager Equity Plan (the "2015 RSUs").

3. The remaining 2012 RSUs, 2014 RSUs and 2015 RSUs will vest ratably in quarterly installments through September 30, 2015, December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2018, respectively, in each case subject to the Manager's continued service as the issuer's external manager. The remaining Distribution RSUs will vest ratably in quarterly installments on the same schedule applicable to the 2012 RSUs and 2014 RSUs held by the Manager as of the grant date, subject to the Manager's continued service as the issuer's external manager. In each case as such restricted stock units vest, the award will be settled in shares of the issuer's common stock promptly, but in no event later than 30 days, following the applicable quarterly vesting date.

4. Represents shares held by the Manager and SFIP, L.P. ("SFIP"). Starwood Capital Group Global, L.P. ("SCGG") is the sole member of the Manager. Mr. Sternlicht is the controlling partner of each of SFIP and SCGG.

5. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock.

6. Represents the 875,000 restricted stock units granted to the Manager on October 10, 2012, the 2,000,000 restricted stock units granted to the Manager on January 2, 2014, the 489,281 restricted stock units granted to the Manager on January 31, 2014 and the 675,000 restricted stock units granted to the Manager on May 18, 2015, less those restricted stock units that have already vested and been converted into shares of common stock.

	/s/ Barry S. Sternlicht	07/02/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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