Filing:8-K

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): October 23, 2019

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	1-14788	94-6181186
(State or Other	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	345 Park Avenue, 42nd Floor	Identification No.)
	New York, New York 10154
	(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: [phone]

Not Applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share	BXMT	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 23, 2019, Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release and detailed presentation announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019. 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 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 liabilities 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 such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

1. Exhibits

Exhibit
No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. dated October 23, 2019.
99.2	Presentation of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. dated October 23, 2019.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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: October 23, 2019

By:	/s/ Anthony F. Marone, Jr.
Name:	Anthony F. Marone, Jr.
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1

Blackstone Mortgage Trust Reports

Third Quarter 2019 Results

New York, October 23, 2019: Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT) today reported its third quarter 2019 results.

Stephen D. Plavin, Chief Executive Officer, said, "This quarter BXMT reached a record portfolio size of $16.4 billion, following a strong quarter of diverse originations including our largest non-US direct origination to date of €1.2 billion. We continue to actively deploy the capital we raised in the second quarter, and we look forward to another strong quarter of originations to close out 2019."

Blackstone Mortgage Trust issued a full detailed presentation of its third quarter 2019 results, which can be viewed at www.bxmt.com.

Quarterly Investor Call Details

Blackstone Mortgage Trust will host a conference call on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss third quarter 2019 results. The conference call can be accessed by dialing [phone] (U.S. domestic) or [phone] (international), with the passcode 245-054-61# or by webcast at www.bxmt.com(listen only). For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a recorded replay will be available on the company's website or by telephone beginning approximately two hours after the event. The replay call number is [phone] (U.S. domestic) or +1

1. 801-6888(international), with the passcode 931-50-160#.
   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 $554 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.

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

T 212 655 0220

Forward-Looking Statements and Other Matters

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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