EX-99.2 3 d810414dex992.htm EX-99.2 EX-99.2
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.
October 28, 2014
Third Quarter 2014 Results
Exhibit 99.2


Blackstone Mortgage Trust
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Third Quarter 2014 Highlights
Core
Earnings
of
$0.50
per
share
for
the
quarter;
dividend
of
$0.50
per
share,
representing
a
7.8%
annualized
yield
on
book
value.
Total
Loan
Origination
portfolio
of
$3.9
billion
with
a
weighted
average
loan-to-value
of
64%,
all
of
which
are
fully
performing
floating-rate
loans.
Closed
8
floating-rate
senior
mortgage
loans
during
the
quarter
representing
total
commitments
of
$656
million,
of
which
14%
was
secured
by
collateral
located
in
Europe.
Subsequent
to
quarter-end,
closed
$145
million
of
loan
originations
with
$865
million
currently
in
the
closing
pipeline
at
an
average
loan
size
of
$168
million,
reflecting
strong
demand
for
large
transitional
loans.
Issued
9.2
million
shares
of
common
stock
in
September
generating
net
proceeds
of
$253
million
and
increasing
book
value
by
$0.23
per
share.
Subsequent
to
quarter-end,
upsized
a
revolving
credit
facility
by
$500
million,
bringing
total
financing
capacity
to
$4.3 billion.
Received
a
$7
million
net
distribution
from
CT
Legacy
Partners,
which
will
be
redeployed
into
the
Loan
Origination
business.
BXMT’s
share
of
unrealized
net
CTOPI
promote
increased
to
$8
million.
GAAP
net
income
of
$0.45
per
share,
almost
entirely
related
to
the
Loan
Origination
portfolio,
and
consolidated
book
value
of
$25.57
per
share.
Information included in this presentation is as of or for the period ended September 30, 2014, unless otherwise indicated. See Appendix for a definition of Core Earnings
and a reconciliation to GAAP net income, as well as certain per share calculations that are referenced throughout this presentation.


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Third Quarter 2014 Balance Sheet, Results, and Core Earnings
($ in Millions)
CT Legacy portfolio
$0.1
Secured debt
obligations
($19.7)
Equity and other
(b)
($1.6)
($6.5)
Loan Origination
portfolio
$49.7
$22.0
($0.1)
$0.4
$1.6
$-
$0.8
Interest income
Interest expense
Non-cash comp.
G&A expenses
Net results
$49.7
$-
($19.3)
$-
($5.7)
Core
Earnings
(a)
Net
Income
$24.8
+
+
+
+
Convertible notes,
net
Balance Sheet
(a)
See Appendix for a definition of Core Earnings and description of the related adjustments to GAAP net income.
(b)
Includes
stockholders’
equity
of
$1.5
billion,
less
the
net
of
(i)
cash
and
cash
equivalents
of
$63.3
million,
(ii)
accrued
interest
receivable,
prepaid
expenses,
and
other
assets of $29.7 million, and (iii) accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities of $45.3 million.
$1,430
$161
$29
$2,344
$3,906


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Loan Origination Portfolio
During the quarter, BXMT closed 8 new loans with total commitments of $656 million, of which 14.2%
was secured by collateral located in Europe.
BXMT
funded
$557
million
of
loan
commitments,
outpacing
$109
million
of
full
or
partial
repayments
from five loans.
Portfolio gross ROI
(a)
remained stable at L + 12.9% as improved financing terms have generally balanced
modestly lower portfolio asset yields.
Loan Origination Portfolio Statistics
($ in Millions)
(a)
Gross return on investment is based on each asset’s all-in yield, assuming current rates with no dispositions, early payments, or defaults, and all-in cost of secured
debt, assuming full leverage at the asset level based on the maximum available leverage in place or in negotiation for each investment, notwithstanding the amount
actually borrowed. Gross return on investment excludes costs related to convertible notes, management fees, and corporate-level expenses. Prior period gross return
on investment amounts have been presented based on calculations and assumptions consistent with the current period to allow for comparability.
(b)
Includes 83% of loans indexed to one-month USD LIBOR, 13% indexed to three-month GBP LIBOR, and 4% referencing other floating rate indices.
(c)
Maximum maturity assumes all extension options are exercised, however BXMT’s loans may be repaid prior to such date.
Loan Origination Portfolio
(Net
Book
Value
and
Gross
Return
on
Investment
(a)
,
$
in
Millions)
L+12.6%    L+12.7%      L+12.7%     L+12.9%
ROI:
Number of loans
55
Principal balance
$3,941
Net book value
$3,906
Wtd. avg. loan-to-value
64%
Wtd. avg. cash coupon
(b)
L + 4.42%
Wtd. avg. all-in yield
(b)
L + 4.97%
Wtd. avg. gross return on investment
(a)(b)
L + 12.9%
Wtd. avg. maximum maturity
(c)
3.9 yrs.
$2,000
$2,663
$3,488
$3,906
4Q'13
1Q'14
2Q'14
3Q'14


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Portfolio Diversification
BXMT’s
$3.9
billion
floating-rate
portfolio
is
diversified
by
collateral
property
type
and
geographic
location, and is comprised of senior mortgages and similar credit quality loans.
$316,934,052
$416,559,099
Collateral Diversification
(Net Book Value, % of Total)
Floating-rate Loans
(Net Book Value, % of Total)
100.0%
Office
Multifamily
Hotel
Condo
Senior Loans
(Net Book Value, % of Total)
94.8%
Geographic Diversification
(Net Book Value, $ in Millions)
Other
Retail
NY
29.6%
CA
15.8%
IL
7.9%
FL
5.7%
WA
5.4%
TX
4.7%
GA
3.6%
CO
2.4%
DC
2.0%
AZ
1.8%
VA
1.5%
HI
1.3%
RI
1.1%
OR
0.8%
NV
0.3%
MI
0.2%
OH
0.2%
UK
12.6%
0.9%
NL
ES
2.2%


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Credit Facilities and Liquidity
Total
credit
facility
capacity
of
$2.9
billion,
including
$655
million
of
GBP
and
EUR
multi-currency
facilities.
Total
liquidity
of
$497
million
(a)
,
providing
for
$1.9
billion
(a)
of
potential
loan
originations
and
fundings.
Subsequent to quarter-end, upsized a revolving credit facility by $500 million, bringing credit facility
capacity to $3.4 billion.
$434 million
Available Borrowings
L + 2.14%
Wtd. Avg. All-in Cost of Credit Facilities
$2.9 billion
Total Credit Facility Capacity
Maximum
Collateral Asset
Debt Obligations
(b)
($ in Thousands)
Facility Size
Principal Balance
Potential
Outstanding
Available
Lender 1
500,000
$        
574,395
$               
447,994
$        
360,725
$        
87,269
$          
Lender 2
500,000
          
537,159
                  
424,404
          
353,542
          
70,862
             
Lender 3
500,000
          
584,020
                  
441,567
          
324,429
          
117,138
          
Lender 4
(c)
498,546
          
519,159
                  
396,587
          
269,618
          
126,969
          
Lender 5
500,000
          
341,524
                  
263,889
          
232,389
          
31,500
             
Lender 6
(c)
406,025
          
168,930
                  
128,703
          
128,703
          
-
                    
Total
2,904,571
$     
2,725,187
$           
2,103,144
$     
1,669,406
$     
433,738
$        
(a)
Total liquidity includes $63 million of cash and $434 million of available borrowings. Potential loan originations assumes 3.5x asset-
level leverage on total liquidity, net of $77 million of minimum liquidity requirements under applicable debt covenants.
(b)
Potential borrowings represent  the total amount  that could be drawn under each facility based on collateral  already  approved  and pledged.  When undrawn,
these amounts do not incur interest, but are immediately available to BXMT at its sole discretion under the terms of each revolving credit facility.
(c)
The maximum facility size for Lender 4 is composed of a $250 million facility and a £153 million ($249 million) facility. The maximum facility size for Lender 6
represents a £250 million ($406 million) facility that may be drawn in GBP or EUR.


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Asset-Specific Financings
(a)
Asset-specific financings provide an additional $847 million of capacity for total financing capacity of
$3.8 billion including credit facilities, or $4.3 billion including facilities closed since quarter-end.
Opportunistic use of asset-specific financings preserves capacity in revolving repurchase facilities.
$847
Total Asset-Specific Financing Capacity
($ in Millions)
$289
Non-cross collateralized, with limited recourse and margin call
provisions
Three agreements with $227 million outstanding and $62 million of
future funding commitments
$289 million of collateral assets
Asset-Specific
Repurchase
Agreements
$448
Senior loan participations sold by BXMT
Three participation sales totaling $448 million
$619 million of whole loans financed
Loan
Participations
Sold
$110
Transaction structures resulting in realized sales of senior interests
One $110 million senior interest sold in a $144 million property
financing
$34 million mezzanine loan remains in BXMT’s portfolio
Non-Consolidated
Senior Interests
(a)
BXMT’s balance sheet includes asset-specific financings of $227 million classified as asset-specific repurchase agreements and $448 million classified as loan
participations sold. See pages 10-11, Consolidated and Segment Balance Sheets.


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Floating-Rate Business Model
BXMT’s LIBOR-based lending and funding business model generates increasing returns with rising
short-term interest rates.
Return on net investment of $1.6 billion increases with increasing LIBOR.
All
else
equal,
a
100bp
increase
in
LIBOR
would
increase
net
interest
income
by
$15
million
(a)
per
year,
or $0.26 per share.
Loan Capitalization
(b)
(Principal Balance, $ in Millions)
Floating-rate
loans
Floating-rate
borrowings
Floating-rate
Net investment
(a)
Includes the impact of LIBOR floors for loan receivable investments.
(b)
Includes only the Loan Origination portfolio with an aggregate principal balance of $3.9 billion, capitalized with $2.3 billion of secured borrowings, and with a
$1.6
billion
net
investment.
Excludes
the
assets,
liabilities,
and
equity
of
the
CT
Legacy
portfolio.
(c)
Based
on
annualized
net
interest
income
for
the
quarter-ended
September
30,
2014,
and
shares
outstanding
as
of
September
30,
2014.
Income Sensitivity to LIBOR
($
Net
Interest
Income
per
share
(C)
)


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Loan Origination Segment Portfolio Details
The following table provides details of BXMT’s Loan Origination Segment portfolio:
(a)
Includes
83%
of
loans
indexed
to
one-month
USD
LIBOR,
13%
indexed
to
three-month
GBP
LIBOR,
and
4%
referencing
other
floating
rate
indices;
17%
of
loans
earn
interest based on LIBOR floors.
(b)
Maximum maturity date assumes all extension options are exercised, however BXMT’s loans may be repaid prior to such date.
(c)
Includes
(i)
39
senior
loans
with
an
aggregate
principal
balance
of
$1.9
billion,
and
(ii)
one
mezzanine
loan
with
a
principal
balance
of
$34
million
where
BXMT
originated
the
entire
loan
and
sold
a
senior
interest
to
finance
its
overall
investment.
Origination Date
Loan Type
Principal
Balance
Book
Value
Cash
Coupon
(a)
All-In
Yield
(a)
Maximum
Maturity
(b)
Geographic
Location
Property
Type
Origination
LTV
Loan 1
5/22/14
Senior loan
324.8
$  
320.3
$        
L + 4.00%
L + 4.34%
5/22/19
UK
Hotel
57%
Loan 2
11/21/13
Senior loan
181.0
    
179.7
          
L + 4.50%
L + 4.86%
11/9/18
NY
Condo
68%
Loan 3
10/23/13
Sub. Mortgage part.
173.8
    
170.5
          
L + 5.66%
L + 9.25%
4/9/15
WA
Office
67%
Loan 4
7/31/14
Senior loan
146.4
    
145.1
          
L + 3.50%
L + 4.01%
8/9/19
IL
Office
70%
Loan 5
12/17/13
Senior loan
140.0
    
139.1
          
L + 4.75%
L + 5.27%
1/9/19
NY
Office
70%
Loan 6
1/30/14
Senior loan
125.0
    
124.5
          
L + 4.30%
L + 4.63%
12/1/17
NY
Hotel
38%
Loan 7
6/20/14
Senior loan
117.5
    
116.3
          
L + 5.75%
L + 6.39%
6/20/16
CA
Hotel
44%
Loan 8
1/7/14
Senior loan
110.9
    
109.6
          
L + 4.75%
L + 5.30%
1/7/19
Diversified
Other
66%
Loan 9
2/25/14
Senior loan
101.0
    
99.7
             
L + 4.40%
L + 4.81%
3/9/19
Diversified
Hotel
49%
Loan 10
2/20/14
Senior loan
97.0
       
96.6
             
L + 4.40%
L + 4.58%
3/9/19
NY
Office
69%
Loan 11
10/30/13
Senior loan
96.6
       
96.1
             
L + 4.38%
L + 4.61%
11/9/18
CA
Hotel
72%
Loan 12
9/30/13
Senior loan
89.5
       
89.4
             
L + 3.70%
L + 3.83%
9/30/20
NY
Multifamily
62%
Loan 13
6/26/14
Senior loan
87.0
       
86.2
             
L + 4.30%
L + 4.83%
7/15/19
NY
Multifamily
77%
Loan 14
3/17/14
Senior loan
86.2
       
86.0
             
L + 4.75%
L + 4.93%
12/28/16
NY
Condo
70%
Loan 15
9/8/14
Senior loan
86.7
       
85.3
             
L + 4.00%
L + 4.34%
11/20/19
ES
Retail
70%
Loans 16-55
Various
Various
(c)
1,977.2
 
1,961.8
 
L + 4.37%
L + 4.81%
Various
Various
Various
66%
Total/Wtd. avg.
3,940.6
$     
3,906.2
$     
L + 4.42%
L + 4.97%
3.9 years
64%
($ in Millions)


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Consolidated Balance Sheet
($ in Thousands, Except per Share Data)
September 30, 2014
December 31, 2013
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
63,343
$                   
52,342
$                   
Restricted cash
10,855
10,096
Loans receivable, net
3,906,226
2,047,223
Equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries
14,990
22,480
Accrued interest receivable, prepaid expenses, and other assets
103,059
80,639
Total assets
4,098,473
$            
2,212,780
$            
Liabilities and equity
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities
83,011
$                   
97,153
$                   
Revolving repurchase facilities
1,669,406
863,622
Asset-specific repurchase agreements
226,961
245,731
Loan participations sold
447,977
90,000
Convertible notes, net
161,259
159,524
Total liabilities
2,588,614
1,456,030
Equity
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value
572
$                         
288
$                         
Restricted class A common stock, $0.01 par value
5
7
Additional paid-in capital
2,022,093
1,252,986
Accumulated other comprehensive income
(6,205)
798
Accumulated deficit
(538,726)
(536,170)
Total
Blackstone
Mortgage
Trust,
Inc.
stockholders
equity
1,477,739
717,909
Non-controlling interests
32,120
38,841
Total equity
1,509,859
756,750
Total liabilities and equity
4,098,473
$            
2,212,780
$            


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Consolidated Balance Sheet: Segment Allocation
September 30, 2014
($ in Thousands)
Loan
Origination
CT Legacy
Portfolio
Total
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
63,343
$        
-
$              
63,343
$        
Restricted cash
-
10,855
10,855
Loans receivable, net
3,906,226
-
3,906,226
Equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries
-
14,990
14,990
Accrued interest receivable, prepaid expenses, and other assets
29,727
73,332
103,059
Total assets
3,999,296
$  
99,177
$       
4,098,473
$  
Liabilities and equity
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities
45,309
$        
37,702
$        
83,011
$        
Revolving repurchase facilities
1,669,406
-
1,669,406
Asset-specific repurchase agreements
226,961
-
226,961
Loan participations sold
447,977
-
447,977
Convertible notes, net
161,259
-
161,259
Total liabilities
2,550,912
37,702
2,588,614
Equity
Total
Blackstone
Mortgage
Trust,
Inc.
stockholders
equity
1,448,384
29,355
1,477,739
Non-controlling interests
-
32,120
32,120
Total equity
1,448,384
61,475
1,509,859
Total liabilities and equity
3,999,296
$  
99,177
$       
4,098,473
$  


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Consolidated Statement of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in Thousands, Except per Share Data)
2014
2013
2014
2013
Income from loans and other investments
Interest and related income
50,386
$           
18,853
$           
126,507
$         
26,327
$           
Less: Interest and related expenses
19,903
             
4,407
               
47,697
             
6,492
               
Income from loans and other investments, net
30,483
             
14,446
             
78,810
             
19,835
             
Other expenses
Management and incentive fees
5,412
               
2,433
               
13,219
             
3,416
               
General and administrative
3,368
               
1,615
               
21,920
             
6,096
               
Total other expenses
8,780
               
4,048
               
35,139
             
9,512
               
Impairments, provisions, and valuation adjustments
1,780
               
(136)
                  
7,604
               
5,664
               
Income from equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries
-
                     
-
                     
24,294
             
-
                     
Gain on extinguishment of debt
-
                     
-
                     
-
                     
38
                      
Income before income taxes
23,483
             
10,262
             
75,569
             
16,025
             
Income tax (benefit) provision
(118)
                  
(264)
                  
412
                    
329
                    
Net income
23,601
$           
10,526
$           
75,157
$           
15,696
$           
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
(1,577)
              
(2,206)
              
(6,602)
              
(7,743)
              
Net income attributable to Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.
22,024
$           
8,320
$             
68,555
$           
7,953
$             
Per share information (basic and diluted)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding
49,211,205
     
28,894,515
     
45,093,314
     
14,865,530
     
Net income per share of common stock
0.45
$               
0.29
$               
1.52
$               
0.53
$               


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Consolidated Statement of Operations: Segment Allocation
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
($ in Thousands)
Loan
Origination
CT Legacy
Portfolio
Total
Loan
Origination
CT Legacy
Portfolio
Total
Income from loans and other investments
Interest and related income
49,720
$    
666
$          
50,386
$    
123,127
$  
3,380
$       
126,507
$  
Less: Interest and related expenses
19,713
190
19,903
46,843
854
47,697
Income from loans and other investments, net
30,007
476
30,483
76,284
2,526
78,810
Other expenses
Management and incentive fees
5,412
-
5,412
13,219
-
13,219
General and administrative expenses
2,705
663
3,368
9,049
12,871
21,920
Total other expenses
8,117
663
8,780
22,268
12,871
35,139
Impairments, provisions, and valuation adjustments
-
1,780
1,780
-
7,604
7,604
Income from equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries
-
-
-
-
24,294
24,294
Income before income taxes
21,890
1,593
23,483
54,016
21,553
75,569
Income tax (benefit) provision
-
(118)
(118)
131
281
412
Net income
21,890
$    
1,711
$       
23,601
$    
53,885
$    
21,272
$    
75,157
$    
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
-
(1,577)
(1,577)
-
(6,602)
(6,602)
Net income attributable to Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.
21,890
$    
134
$          
22,024
$    
53,885
$    
14,670
$    
68,555
$    


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Consolidated Statement of Operations: Loan Origination Segment
Three Months Ended
($ in Thousands)
September 30, 2014
June 30, 2014
$ Change
% Change
Income from loans and other investments
Interest and related income
49,720
$                     
41,372
$                     
8,348
$                       
20.2%
Less: Interest and related expenses
19,713
                        
15,503
                        
4,210
                         
27.2%
Income from loans and other investments, net
30,007
                        
25,869
                        
4,138
                         
16.0%
Other expenses
Management and incentive fees
5,412
                          
4,410
                          
1,002
                         
22.7%
General and administrative expenses
2,705
                          
3,501
                          
(796)
                           
(22.7)%
Total other expenses
8,117
                          
7,911
                          
206
                            
2.6%
Net income
21,890
$                     
17,958
$                     
3,932
$                       
21.9%


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Per Share Calculations
(in Thousands, Except per Share Data)
Core Earnings
Reconciliation
Book Value per
Share:
Segment Allocation
Segment Allocation
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
Loan
Origination
CT Legacy
Portfolio
Total
Loan
Origination
CT Legacy
Portfolio
Total
Net income
21,890
$        
134
$             
22,024
$        
17,958
$        
15,508
$        
33,466
$        
Weighted-average shares
  outstanding, basic and diluted
49,211
          
49,211
          
49,211
          
47,978
          
47,978
          
47,978
          
Earnings per share, basic and diluted
0.45
$            
0.00
$            
0.45
$            
0.38
$            
0.32
$            
0.70
$            
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2014
June 30, 2014
Net income
22,024
$            
33,466
$            
CT Legacy Portfolio segment net income
(134)
(15,508)
Amortization of discount on convertible notes
404
397
Unrealized gain on foreign currency remeasurement
-
(235)
Incentive management fees
842
-
Non-cash compensation expense
1,619
2,382
Core Earnings
24,755
$            
20,502
$            
Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic and diluted
49,211
47,978
Core Earnings per share, basic and diluted
0.50
$                  
0.43
$                  
Earnings per Share:
September 30, 2014
June 30, 2014
Loan
Origination
CT Legacy
Portfolio
Total
Loan
Origination
CT Legacy
Portfolio
Total
1,448,384
29,355
$      
1,477,739
1,203,003
36,305
$      
1,239,308
Shares
Class A common stock
57,194
57,194
57,194
47,935
47,935
47,935
Restricted class A common stock
486
486
486
544
544
544
Deferred stock units
113
113
113
108
108
108
57,793
57,793
57,793
48,587
48,587
48,587
Book value per share
25.06
$        
0.51
$           
25.57
$        
24.76
$        
0.75
$           
25.51
$        
Stockholders
equity


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Definitions
Blackstone
Mortgage
Trust,
Inc.
(“BXMT”)
discloses
Core
Earnings,
a
financial
measure
that
is
calculated
and
presented
on
the
basis
of
methodologies
other
than
in
accordance
with
generally
accepted
accounting
principles
in
the
United
States
of
America
(“GAAP”)
in
this
presentation.
Core
Earnings
is
an
adjusted
measure
that
helps
BXMT
evaluate
its
performance
excluding
the
effects
of
certain
transactions
and
GAAP
adjustments
that
it
believes
are
not
necessarily
indicative
of
its
current
loan
origination
portfolio
and
operations.
BXMT
also
uses
Core
Earnings
to
calculate
the
incentive
and
base
management
fees
due
to
its
manager
under
its
management
agreement
and,
as
such,
BXMT
believes
that
the
disclosure
of
Core
Earnings
is
useful
to
investors.
Core
Earnings
is
defined
as
GAAP
net
income
(loss),
including
realized
losses
not
otherwise
included
in
GAAP
net
income
(loss),
and
excluding
(i)
net
income
(loss)
attributable
to
the
CT
Legacy
Portfolio
segment,
(ii)
non-cash
equity
compensation
expense,
(iii)
incentive
management
fees,
(iv)
depreciation
and
amortization,
and
(v)
unrealized
gains
(losses)
or
similar
non-cash
items.
Core
Earnings
may
also
be
adjusted
from
time
to
time
to
exclude
one-time
events
pursuant
to
changes
in
GAAP
and
certain
other
non-cash
charges
as
determined
by
BXMT’s
manager,
subject
to
approval
by
a
majority
of
its
independent
directors.
Core
Earnings
does
not
represent
net
income
or
cash
generated
from
operating
activities
and
should
not
be
considered
as
an
alternative
to
GAAP
net
income,
or
an
indication
of
cash
flow
from
GAAP
operating
activities,
a
measure
of
BXMT’s
liquidity,
or
an
indication
of
funds
available
for
its
cash
needs.
In
addition,
BXMT’s
methodology
for
calculating
Core
Earnings
may
differ
from
the
methodologies
employed
by
other
companies
to
calculate
the
same
or
similar
supplemental
performance
measures,
and
accordingly,
its
reported
Core
Earnings
may
not
be
comparable
to
the
Core
Earnings
reported
by
other
companies. 


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Forward-Looking Statements
This
presentation
may
contain
forward-looking
statements
within
the
meaning
of
Section
27A
of
the
Securities
Act
of
1933,
as
amended,
and
Section
21E
of
the
Securities
Exchange
Act
of
1934,
as
amended,
which
reflect
Blackstone
Mortgage
Trust’s
current
views
with
respect
to,
among
other
things,
Blackstone
Mortgage
Trust’s
operations
and
financial
performance.
You
can
identify
these
forward-looking
statements
by
the
use
of
words
such
as
“outlook,”
“indicator,”
“believes,”
“expects,”
“potential,”
“continues,”
“may,”
“will,”
“should,”
“seeks,”
“approximately,”
“predicts,”
“intends,”
“plans,”
“estimates,”
“anticipates”
or
the
negative
version
of
these
words
or
other
comparable
words.
Such
forward-looking
statements
are
subject
to
various
risks
and
uncertainties.
Accordingly,
there
are
or
will
be
important
factors
that
could
cause
actual
outcomes
or
results
to
differ
materially
from
those
indicated
in
these
statements.
Blackstone
Mortgage
Trust
believes
these
factors
include
but
are
not
limited
to
those
described
under
the
section
entitled
“Risk
Factors”
in
its
Annual
Report
on
Form
10-K
for
the
fiscal
year
ended
December
31,
2013,
as
such
factors
may
be
updated
from
time
to
time
in
its
periodic
filings
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
which
are
accessible
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
www.sec.gov.
These
factors
should
not
be
construed
as
exhaustive
and
should
be
read
in
conjunction
with
the
other
cautionary
statements
that
are
included
in
this
presentation
and
in
the
filings.
Blackstone
Mortgage
Trust
assumes
no
obligation
to
update
or
supplement
forward-looking
statements
that
become
untrue
because
of
subsequent
events
or
circumstances.