BRSP

BrightSpire Capital, Inc.

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MKT CAP $463.1MP/E —DIV YIELD 17.49%FCF YIELD 15.93%REV TTM $335.8M +0.2%NET INCOME −$26.9MNET DEBT $2.7B52W 3.59 – 6.14SEC XBRL · TTM TO Invalid Date

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10-K ITEM 1A · FY2024 → FY2025

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These risks include, but are not limited to, the following: Risks Related to Our Business and Our Investments • The real estate investment business is highly competitive and our success depends on our ability to compete, including attracting and retaining qualified executives and key personnel in our vertically integrated investment and asset management business structure. • The mezzanine loan assets that we have acquired and may acquire in the future will involve greater risks of loss than senior loans secured by income-producing properties. • Any distressed loans or investments we make, or loans and investments that later become distressed, may subject us to losses and other risks relating to bankruptcy proceedings. • We invest in preferred equity interests, which involve a greater risk than conventional senior, junior or mezzanine debt financing. • We invest in commercial properties subject to net leases, which could subject us to losses. • We invest in CRE securities, including CMBS, collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”) and commercial real estate collateralized loan obligations (“CRE CLOs”), which entail certain heightened risks and are subject to losses. • Inflation, along with government measures to control inflation, may have an adverse effect on our investments. • Federal government decisions, actions and inactions regarding, among other things, Federal Reserve independence, immigration and tariffs, may adversely affect our business. • Shifts in consumer patterns, market disruption caused by artificial intelligence, automation and logistics, and continuing variability in work from home policies influenced by advances in communication and information technology that affect the use of traditional retail, hotel and office space may have an adverse impact on the value of certain of our debt and equity investments. • Most of the commercial mortgage loans that we originate or acquire are non-recourse loans. • We may be subject to risks associated with future advance or capital expenditure obligations, such as declining real estate values and operating performance. • We have invested in, and may continue to invest in, certain assets with variable credit quality, which may increase our risk of losses and may reduce distributions to stockholders and may adversely affect the value of our common stock. • The due diligence process that we undertake in regard to investment opportunities may not reveal all facts that may be relevant in connection with an investment and if we incorrectly evaluate the risks of our investments, we may experience losses. • Because real estate investments are relatively illiquid, we may not be able to vary our portfolio in response to changes in economic and other conditions, which may result in losses to us. • Any future operations in foreign countries would expose our business to risks inherent in conducting business in foreign markets.
Risks Related to Taxation • We may pay taxable dividends in our common stock and cash, in which case stockholders may sell shares of our common stock to pay tax on such dividends, placing downward pressure on the market price of our common stock. • Our qualification as a REIT involves complying with highly technical and complex provisions of the Code. • We may incur adverse tax consequences if NorthStar I or NorthStar II were to have failed to qualify as a REIT prior to the Mergers. • Dividends payable by REITs do not qualify for the preferential tax rates available for some dividends. • REIT distribution requirements could adversely affect our ability to execute our business plan. • Even if we continue to qualify as a REIT, we may face other tax liabilities that reduce our cash available for distribution to stockholders. • Complying with REIT requirements may force us to forgo and/or liquidate otherwise attractive investment opportunities. • The “taxable mortgage pool” rules may increase the taxes that we or our stockholders may incur, and may limit the manner in which we effect future securitizations. • Complying with REIT requirements may limit our ability to hedge effectively and may cause us to incur tax liabilities. • There is a risk of changes in the tax law applicable to REITs. • Our ownership of assets and conduct of operations through our TRSs is limited and involves certain risks for us.
We are an internally-managed commercial real estate (“CRE”) credit real estate investment trust (“REIT”) focused on originating, acquiring, financing and managing a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of CRE debt investments and net leased properties.
CRE debt investments primarily consist of senior mortgage loans, which is our primary investment strategy.
The mezzanine loans and preferred equity investments may be in conjunction with our origination of corresponding senior mortgages on the same properties.
Our Investment Strategy Our objective is to preserve and protect shareholder capital, while producing attractive risk-adjusted returns that drive capital appreciation.
This approach is driven by a disciplined investment strategy, focused on: • leveraging long standing relationships, our organizational structure and the experience of our team; • the underlying real estate and market dynamics to identify investments with attractive risk-return profiles; • primarily originating and structuring CRE senior loans and selective investments in mezzanine loans and preferred equity with attractive return profiles relative to the underlying value and financial operating performance of the real estate collateral, given the strength and quality of the sponsorship; • structuring transactions with a prudent amount of leverage, if any, given the risk of the underlying asset’s cash flows, attempting to match the structure and duration of the financing with the underlying asset’s cash flows, including through the use of hedges, as appropriate; and • operating our net leased real estate investments and selectively pursuing new investments based on property location and purpose, tenant credit quality, market lease rates and potential appreciation of, and alternative uses for, the real estate.
In addition, tenants of our properties typically pay rent increases based on fixed increases or additional rent calculated as a percentage of the tenants’ gross sales above a specified level.
Our operating and reportable segments include senior and mezzanine loans and preferred equity, net leased and other real estate, both of which are included in our target assets, and corporate and other.
Our Financing Strategy We have a multi-pronged financing strategy that includes an up to $120 million secured revolving credit facility, up to approximately $2.1 billion in secured revolving repurchase facilities, $982.1 million in non-recourse securitization financing, $382.2 million in commercial mortgages and $34.1 million in other asset-level financing structures, in each case as of December 31, 2025.
In addition, we may use other forms of financing, including warehouse facilities, public and private secured and unsecured debt issuances and equity or equity-related securities issuances by us or our subsidiaries.
Human Capital Management Experienced Management and Employees On December 31, 2025, we had 46 full-time employees and one part-time employee.
Our 47 employees are located throughout the United States as follows: 27 in New York, New York at our Headquarters, 16 in Los Angeles, California, one in Florida, two in Texas and one in Georgia.
While our investment strategy focuses primarily on investments in “performing” interests in real estate, our investment program may include making distressed investments from time to time (e.g., investments in defaulted, out-of-favor or distressed bank loans and debt securities) or may involve investments that become “non-performing” following our origination or acquisition thereof.
Certain of our investments may, therefore, include interests in real estate or specific securities of companies that typically are highly leveraged, with significant burdens on cash flow and, therefore, involve a high degree of financial risk.
During an economic downturn or recession, distressed interests in real estate, securities of financially troubled or operationally troubled issuers or sponsors are more likely to go into default than performing interests or securities of other issuers or sponsors.
Distressed interests in real estate, securities of financially troubled issuers or sponsors and operationally troubled issuers or sponsors are less liquid and more volatile than interests in real estate or securities of companies not experiencing financial difficulties.
The market prices of such interests in real estate or securities are subject to erratic and abrupt market movements and the spread between bid and asked prices may be greater than normally expected.
Investment in the interests in real estate that become distressed or securities of financially troubled issuers and operationally troubled issuers or sponsors involves a high degree of credit and market risk.
However, even if a restructuring were successfully accomplished, a risk exists that, upon maturity of such real estate loan, debt securities or other interests, either replacement “takeout” financing will not be available or market conditions may lead to sales or resolution options that subject us to losses.
We invest in commercial properties, including those subject to net leases, which could subject us to losses.
We invest in commercial properties, including those subject to net leases.
We have and may continue to acquire properties through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure.
These properties may have occupancy rates lower than the properties securing loans that we otherwise underwrite.
We have and may exercise our right to foreclose on properties after evaluation of many factors in order to prevent further losses related to these properties and to preserve our investment.
However, we may not be able to increase occupancy and the properties may never become stabilized, exposing us to further losses.
We may also acquire our direct real estate investments through sale-leaseback transactions, which involve the purchase of a property and the leasing of such property back to the seller thereof.
We may invest in CRE securities, including CMBS and CDOs and CRE CLOs, which entail certain heightened risks and are subject to losses.
We have invested and may invest in a variety of CRE securities, including CMBS, CDOs, CRE CLOs and other subordinate securities.
In addition, if the underlying mortgage portfolio has been overvalued by the originator, or if the values subsequently decline and, as a result, less collateral value is available to satisfy interest and principal payments and any other fees in connection with the trust or other conduit arrangement for such securities, we may incur significant losses.
Non-recourse, non-mark-to-market nature of certain financings does not eliminate the risk of loss if the underlying collateral deteriorates in value.
Our investments in CMBS, CDOs and CRE CLOs are also subject to losses.
As a result, our economic performance, the value of our CRE debt and debt-like investments, real estate and real estate-related investments, and our ability to implement our business strategies may be significantly and adversely affected by changes in economic conditions in the United States and in international geographic areas where we may invest in the future.
The condition of the real estate markets in which we operate is cyclical and depends on the condition of the economy in the United States and elsewhere as a whole and to the perceptions of investors of the overall economic outlook.
Rising interest rates, increased costs including due to tariffs, declining employment levels and changes in immigration policies, declining demand for real estate, declining real estate values or periods of general economic slowdown or recession, public health crises, increasing political instability or uncertainty, or the perception that any of these events may occur have negatively impacted the real estate market in the past and may in the future negatively impact our operating performance.
Unforeseen global events may create significant dislocation in the financial markets, which could impact our lenders’ willingness or ability to provide us with financing and we could be forced to sell our assets at an inopportune time when prices are depressed.
Federal government decisions, actions and inactions regarding, among other things, Federal Reserve independence, immigration and tariffs, may adversely affect our business.
Recent public debate and legislative proposals concerning the independence of the Federal Reserve may contribute to increased market volatility, uncertainty regarding interest rate policy, and fluctuations in mortgage rates.
Because our business depends on the availability and cost of mortgage and other debt financing, any significant changes to the Federal Reserve’s ability to set monetary policy independently could affect the valuation of our portfolio and our cost of capital.
Additionally, evolving immigration policies may impact demand for multi-family housing, particularly in markets with high immigrant populations.

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These risks include, but are not limited to, the following: Risks Related to Our Business and Our Investments • The real estate investment business is highly competitive and our success depends on our ability to compete, including attracting and retaining qualified executives and key personnel in our vertically integrated investment and asset management business structure. • The mezzanine loan assets that we have acquired and may acquire in the future will involve greater risks of loss than senior loans secured by income-producing properties. • Any distressed loans or investments we make, or loans and investments that later become distressed, may subject us to losses and other risks relating to bankruptcy proceedings. • We invest in preferred equity interests, which involve a greater risk than conventional senior, junior or mezzanine debt financing. • We invest in commercial properties subject to net leases, which could subject us to losses. • We invest in CRE securities, including CMBS and collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), which entail certain heightened risks and are subject to losses. • Inflation, along with government measures to control inflation, may have an adverse effect on our investments. • Shifts in consumer patterns, work from home policies as a result of and advances in communication and information technology that affect the use of traditional retail, hotel and office space may have an adverse impact on the value of certain of our debt and equity investments. • Most of the commercial mortgage loans that we originate or acquire are non-recourse loans. • We may be subject to risks associated with future advance or capital expenditure obligations, such as declining real estate values and operating performance. • We have invested in, and may continue to invest in, certain assets with variable credit quality, which may increase our risk of losses and may reduce distributions to stockholders and may adversely affect the value of our common stock. • The due diligence process that we undertake in regard to investment opportunities may not reveal all facts that may be relevant in connection with an investment and if we incorrectly evaluate the risks of our investments, we may experience losses. • Because real estate investments are relatively illiquid, we may not be able to vary our portfolio in response to changes in economic and other conditions, which may result in losses to us. • Our operations in Europe and elsewhere expose our business to risks inherent in conducting business in foreign markets.
Risks Related to Taxation • We may pay taxable dividends in our common stock and cash, in which case stockholders may sell shares of our common stock to pay tax on such dividends, placing downward pressure on the market price of our common stock. • Our qualification as a REIT involves complying with highly technical and complex provisions of the Code. • We may incur adverse tax consequences if NorthStar I or NorthStar II were to have failed to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes prior to the Mergers. • Dividends payable by REITs do not qualify for the preferential tax rates available for some dividends. • REIT distribution requirements could adversely affect our ability to execute our business plan. • Even if we continue to qualify as a REIT, we may face other tax liabilities that reduce our cash available for distribution to stockholders. • Complying with REIT requirements may force us to forgo and/or liquidate otherwise attractive investment opportunities. • The “taxable mortgage pool” rules may increase the taxes that we or our stockholders may incur, and may limit the manner in which we effect future securitizations. • Complying with REIT requirements may limit our ability to hedge effectively and may cause us to incur tax liabilities. • There is a risk of changes in the tax law applicable to REITs. • Our ownership of assets and conduct of operations through our TRSs is limited and involves certain risks for us.
We are a commercial real estate (“CRE”) credit real estate investment trust (“REIT”) focused on originating, acquiring, financing and managing a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of CRE debt investments and net leased properties predominantly in the United States.
CRE debt investments primarily consist of first mortgage loans, which is our primary investment strategy.
The mezzanine loans and preferred equity investments may be in conjunction with our origination of corresponding first mortgages on the same properties.
Our Investment Strategy Our objective is to generate consistent and attractive risk-adjusted returns to our stockholders.
We seek to achieve this objective primarily through cash distributions and the preservation of invested capital.
This approach is driven by a disciplined investment strategy, focused on: • leveraging long standing relationships, our organization structure and the experience of the team; • the underlying real estate and market dynamics to identify investments with attractive risk-return profiles; • primarily originating and structuring CRE senior loans and selective investments in mezzanine loans and preferred equity with attractive return profiles relative to the underlying value and financial operating performance of the real estate collateral, given the strength and quality of the sponsorship; • structuring transactions with a prudent amount of leverage, if any, given the risk of the underlying asset’s cash flows, attempting to match the structure and duration of the financing with the underlying asset’s cash flows, including through the use of hedges, as appropriate; and • operating our net leased real estate investments and selectively pursuing new investments based on property location and purpose, tenant credit quality, market lease rates and potential appreciation of, and alternative uses for, the real estate.
Our investment strategy is flexible, enabling us to adapt to shifts in economic, real estate and capital market conditions and to exploit market inefficiencies.
In addition, tenants of our properties typically pay rent increases based on: (1) increases in the consumer price index (typically subject to ceilings), (2) fixed increases, or (3) additional rent calculated as a percentage of the tenants’ gross sales above a specified level.
Our operating segments include senior and mezzanine loans and preferred equity, net leased and other real estate, all of which are included in our target assets, and corporate and other.
Our Financing Strategy We have a multi-pronged financing strategy that included an up to $165 million secured revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2024, up to approximately $2.0 billion in secured revolving repurchase facilities, $1.1 billion in non-recourse securitization financing, $587.2 million in commercial mortgages and $34.5 million in other asset-level financing structures.
In addition, we may use other forms of financing, including additional warehouse facilities, public and private secured and unsecured debt issuances and equity or equity-related securities issuances by us or our subsidiaries.
Given current market conditions, to the extent that we use borrowings to finance our assets, we currently expect that such leverage would not exceed on a debt-to-equity basis, a 3-to-1 ratio for us as a whole.
We consider these leverage ratios to be prudent for our target asset classes.
Human Capital Management Experienced Management and Employees On December 31, 2024, we had 48 full-time employees and one part-time employee.
Our 49 employees are located throughout the United States as follows: 29 in New York, New York at our Headquarters, 17 in Los Angeles, California, one in Florida, one in Texas and one in Georgia.
We maintain a co-employer partnership with TriNet (a professional employer organization).
TriNet administers pay and other employment services, allowing us to maximize human resource administration and enhance the diversity and strength of benefits provided to employees.
Through TriNet, employees have access to an extensive health and wellness platform, including live, personal and mental health counseling, family, financial and career planning resources, as well as a broad-based marketplace offering technology products, travel, entertainment, dining, fitness and other services at significantly discounted prices.
While our investment strategy focuses primarily on investments in “performing” real estate-related interests, our investment program may include making distressed investments from time to time (e.g., investments in defaulted, out-of-favor or distressed bank loans and debt securities) or may involve investments that become “non-performing” following our acquisition thereof.
Certain of our investments may, therefore, include specific securities of companies that typically are highly leveraged, with significant burdens on cash flow and, therefore, involve a high degree of financial risk.
During an economic downturn or recession, securities of financially troubled or operationally troubled issuers are more likely to go into default than securities of other issuers.
Securities of financially troubled issuers and operationally troubled issuers are less liquid and more volatile than securities of companies not experiencing financial difficulties.
The market prices of such securities are subject to erratic and abrupt market movements and the spread between bid and asked prices may be greater than normally expected.
Investment in the securities of financially troubled issuers and operationally troubled issuers involves a high degree of credit and market risk.
However, even if a restructuring were successfully accomplished, a risk exists that, upon maturity of such real estate loan, debt securities or other interests replacement “takeout” financing will not be available.
We invest in commercial properties subject to net leases, which could subject us to losses.
We invest in commercial properties subject to net leases.
We may acquire these investments through sale-leaseback transactions, which involve the purchase of a property and the leasing of such property back to the seller thereof.
We may invest in CRE securities, including CMBS and CDOs, which entail certain heightened risks and are subject to losses.
We have invested and may invest in a variety of CRE securities, including CMBS, CDOs and other subordinate securities.
Our investments in CMBS and CDOs are also subject to losses.
As a result, our economic performance, the value of our CRE debt and debt-like investments, real estate and real estate-related investments, and our ability to implement our business strategies may be significantly and adversely affected by changes in economic conditions in the United States where all but one of our investments is located and in international geographic areas, as applicable.
The condition of the real estate markets in which we operate is cyclical and depends on the condition of the economy in the United States and Europe and elsewhere as a whole and to the perceptions of investors of the overall economic outlook.
Rising interest rates, declining employment levels, declining demand for real estate, declining real estate values or periods of general economic slowdown or recession, public health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing political instability or uncertainty, or the perception that any of these events may occur have negatively impacted the real estate market in the past and may in the future negatively impact our operating performance.
Unforeseen global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic may create significant dislocation in the financial markets, which could impact our lenders’ willingness or ability to provide us with financing and we could be forced to sell our assets at an inopportune time when prices are depressed.
Shifts in consumer patterns, work from home policies and advances in communication and information technology that affect the use of traditional retail, hotel and office space may have an adverse impact on the value of certain of our debt and equity investments.
Technology and work from home policies have and will continue to impact the use of office space and the adaption and evolution of such policies and technology have accelerated due to the lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The office market has seen a shift in the use of space due to the availability of practices such as telecommuting, videoconferencing and, prior to the pandemic, renting shared work spaces.

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