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): May 23, 2018

TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland	001-38156	36-4796967
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

888 Seventh Avenue, 35^th Floor, New York, New York 10106

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 601-4700

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 23, 2018, TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders: (i) elected the seven persons listed below as directors of the Company, each to hold office until the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2019 and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies; (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018; (iii) approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (iv) recommended, on a non-binding, advisory basis, that future non-binding, advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers occur every year. Set forth below are the voting results for each of the proposals voted upon by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Avi Banyasz		32,991,399		534,825		1,008,056
Greta Guggenheim		33,439,024		87,200		1,008,056
Kelvin Davis		33,150,137		376,087		1,008,056
Michael Gillmore		33,432,442		93,782		1,008,056
Wendy Silverstein		33,210,984		315,240		1,008,056
Bradley Smith		33,428,871		97,353		1,008,056
Gregory White		33,455,092		71,132		1,008,056

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
34,413,528	114,915	5,837

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
30,433,115	2,616,883	476,226	1,008,056

Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation

Every Year	Every Two Years	Every Three Years	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
33,469,398	18,798	13,514	24,514	1,008,056

In light of the stockholders’ recommendation that future non-binding, advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be held every year, which was consistent with the recommendation of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors has decided that the Company will hold future non-binding, advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year.

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.

TPG RE FINANCE TRUST, INC.
By:	/s/ Robert Foley
Name:	Robert Foley
Title:	Chief Financial and Risk Officer

Date: May 24, 2018