UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 16, 2016
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 1-14788 | 94-6181186 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
345 Park Avenue, 42nd Floor
New York, New York 10154
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 655-0220
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 16, 2016, Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release and detailed presentation announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2015. The press release and full detailed presentation are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K report and are incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information contained under Item 2.02 in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in that filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. dated February 16, 2016. | |
| 99.2 | Presentation of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. dated February 16, 2016. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TRUST, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: February 16, 2016 |
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| By: | /s/ Paul D. Quinlan | |||||||
| Name: | Paul D. Quinlan | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||||