Stockholders' Equity and Non-Controlling Interests

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity and Non-Controlling Interests

Stockholders’ Equity and Non-Controlling Interests

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, our board of directors declared the following dividends:

Declaration Date	Record Date	Ex-Dividend Date	Payment Date	Amount		Frequency
9/15/21	9/30/21	9/29/21	10/15/21	$	0.48	Quarterly
6/14/21	6/30/21	6/29/21	7/15/21	0.48		Quarterly
3/11/21	3/31/21	3/30/21	4/15/21	0.48		Quarterly

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, there were no shares issued under our At-The-Market Equity Offering Sales Agreement. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, shares issued under the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan (the “DRIP Plan”) were not material.

Equity Incentive Plans

In May 2017, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2017 Manager Equity Plan and the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. 2017 Equity Plan (the “2017 Equity Plan”), which allow for the issuance of up to 11,000,000 stock options, stock appreciation rights, RSAs, RSUs or other equity-based awards or any combination thereof to the Manager, directors, employees, consultants or any other party providing services to the Company. The 2017 Manager Equity Plan succeeds and replaces the Manager Equity Plan and the 2017 Equity Plan succeeds and replaces the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Equity Plan (the “Equity Plan”) and the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Non-Executive Director Stock Plan (the “Non-Executive Director Stock Plan”).

The table below summarizes our share awards granted or vested under the Manager Equity Plan and the 2017 Manager Equity Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (dollar amounts in thousands):

Grant Date	Type	Amount Granted	Grant Date Fair Value		Vesting Period
November 2020	RSU	1,800,000	$	30,078	3 years
September 2019	RSU	1,200,000	29,484		(1)
April 2018	RSU	775,000	16,329		3 years
March 2017	RSU	1,000,000	22,240		3 years

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(1)Of the amount granted, 218,898 vested immediately on the grant date and the remaining amount vests over a three-year period.

Schedule of Non-Vested Shares and Share Equivalents

	2017 Equity Plan	2017 Manager Equity Plan	Total	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (per share)
Balance as of January 1, 2021	1,594,605	2,286,896	3,881,501	$	17.26
Granted	1,677,654	—	1,677,654	22.09
Vested	(733,500)	(759,860)	(1,493,360)	18.14
Forfeited	(36,568)	—	(36,568)	19.79
Balance as of September 30, 2021	2,502,191	1,527,036	4,029,227	18.93

As of September 30, 2021, there were 3.1 million shares of common stock available for future grants under the 2017 Manager Equity Plan and the 2017 Equity Plan.

Non-Controlling Interests in Consolidated Subsidiaries

In connection with our Woodstar II Portfolio acquisitions, we issued 10.2 million Class A Units in our consolidated subsidiary, SPT Dolphin, and rights to receive an additional 1.9 million Class A Units if certain contingent events occur. As of September 30, 2021, all of the 1.9 million contingent Class A Units were issued. The Class A Units are redeemable for consideration equal to the current share price of the Company’s common stock on a one-for-one basis, with the consideration paid in either cash or the Company’s common stock, at the determination of the Company. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, redemptions of 0.9 million of the Class A Units were received and settled in common stock, leaving 9.8 million Class A Units outstanding as of September 30, 2021. In consolidation, the outstanding Class A Units are reflected as non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, the balance of which was $208.5 million and $226.7 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

To the extent SPT Dolphin has sufficient cash available, the Class A Units earn a preferred return indexed to the dividend rate of the Company’s common stock. Any distributions made pursuant to this waterfall are recognized within net income attributable to non-controlling interests in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, we recognized net income attributable to non-controlling interests of $4.7 million and $14.7 million, respectively, associated with these Class A Units. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized net income attributable to non-controlling interests of $5.1 million and $15.3 million, respectively, associated with these Class A Units.

As discussed in Note 14, we hold a 51% controlling interest in the CMBS JV within our Investing and Servicing Segment. Because the CMBS JV is deemed a VIE for which we are the primary beneficiary, the 49% interest of our joint venture partner is reflected as a non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, and any net income attributable to this 49% joint venture interest is reflected within net income attributable to non-controlling interests in our consolidated statement of operations. The non-controlling interests in the CMBS JV were $129.6 million and $126.7 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, net income attributable to non-controlling interests was $6.7 million and $16.7 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, net income attributable to non-controlling interests was $6.8 million and $7.6 million, respectively.