Vincent Tese - Jun 1, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. (CMTG)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Jeffrey D. Siegel, Attorney-in-Fact for Vincent Tese
Stock symbol: CMTG
Transactions as of: Jun 1, 2022
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 6/3/2022, 06:04 PM
Previous filing: Dec 14, 2021
Next filing: Jun 21, 2022

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CMTG	DEFERRED STOCK UNITS	Award	$0	+4.88K		$0.00	4.88K	Jun 1, 2022	COMMON STOCK	4.88K		Direct	F1

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents annual director grant of restricted stock units, which have been deferred by the Reporting Person under the Issuer's Deferred Compensation Plan ("DCP") and thus are reported as Deferred Stock Units ("DSUs"). The DSUs vest on the earlier to occur of (i) the first anniversary of the grant date and (ii) the date of the next annual meeting following the grant date, subject to continued service with the Company through such date. The Vested DSUs convert into shares of Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, or at the election of the Issuer into cash, following the deferral period as defined in the DCP. The DSUs have no expiration date.

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Represents annual director grant of restricted stock units, which have been deferred by the Reporting Person under the Issuer's Deferred Compensation Plan ("DCP") and thus are reported as Deferred Stock Units ("DSUs"). The DSUs vest on the earlier to occur of (i) the first anniversary of the grant date and (ii) the date of the next annual meeting following the grant date, subject to continued service with the Company through such date. The Vested DSUs convert into shares of Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, or at the election of the Issuer into cash, following the deferral period as defined in the DCP. The DSUs have no expiration date.