UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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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): December 19, 2018

FS Credit Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

None

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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 3.02. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.

On December 19, 2018, FS Credit Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) received $6,200,000 relating to the sale and issuance of approximately 250,900 shares of its Class F Common Stock at the per share purchase price of $24.71 (the “Private Placement”). The Private Placement is exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Regulation D promulgated thereunder because the purchasers are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D.

Item 8.01. Other Items.

Investment Activity

On December 19, 2018, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, closed a floating-rate senior loan (the “75^th Street Loan”) totaling $17.5 million. The 75^th Street Loan is secured by a condominium building located at 207 West 75^th Street in New York, NY. The 75^th Street Loan initially bears interest at a floating rate of 11.00% over the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), and will reset to a floating rate of 5.50% over the one-month LIBOR when certain conditions have been met. The 75^th Street Loan has an initial 36-month term with one 12-month extension option subject to satisfaction of certain performance tests and the payment of an extension fee.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.