NEW YORK, March 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackstone
Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BXMT) today declared a dividend of
$0.62 per share of class A common
stock with respect to the first quarter of 2019. This dividend is
payable on April 15, 2019 to
stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 29, 2019.
About Blackstone Mortgage Trust
Blackstone Mortgage
Trust (NYSE:BXMT) is a real estate finance company that originates
senior loans collateralized by commercial real estate in
North America, Europe, and Australia. Our investment objective is to
preserve and protect shareholder capital while producing attractive
risk-adjusted returns primarily through dividends generated from
current income from our loan portfolio. We are externally managed
by BXMT Advisors L.L.C., a subsidiary of Blackstone. Further
information is available at www.bxmt.com.
About Blackstone
Blackstone (NYSE:BX) is one of the
world's leading investment firms. Blackstone seeks to create
positive economic impact and long-term value for its investors, the
companies it invests in, and the communities in which it works.
Blackstone does this by using extraordinary people and flexible
capital to help companies solve problems. Blackstone's asset
management businesses, with $472
billion in assets under management, include investment
vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and
equity, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary
funds, all on a global basis. Further information is available at
www.blackstone.com. Follow Blackstone on Twitter @Blackstone.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release 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," "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, 2018, as such factors may be updated
from time to time in its periodic filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") 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 release 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.
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SOURCE Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.